Darrin Lavine v. Bank of America, N.A., et al, No. 15-10795 (5th Cir. 2017)

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Case: 15-10795 Document: 00513818965 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/03/2017 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 15-10795 Summary Calendar DARRIN C. LAVINE, Trustee of Canton Property Holdings, United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED January 3, 2017 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Plaintiff–Appellant, v. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., et al, Defendants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 3:14-CV-3389 Before REAVLEY, OWEN, and ELROD, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * Darrin C. Lavine appeals from the order of the district court denying him leave to proceed pro se on behalf of Canton Property Holdings, a Texas jointstock company. We have jurisdiction to consider the instant appeal under the collateral order doctrine. See Prewitt v. City of Greenville, 161 F.3d 296, 298 (5th Cir. 1998). The district court did not err by denying Lavine, who is a nonlawyer, the requested leave. See 28 U.S.C. § 1654; Rowland v. Cal. Men’s Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. * Case: 15-10795 Document: 00513818965 Page: 2 Date Filed: 01/03/2017 No. 15-10795 Colony, 506 U.S. 194, 201-02 (1993); Memon v. Allied Domecq QSR, 385 F.3d 871, 873 (5th Cir. 2004) (per curiam). AFFIRMED. 2

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